Cold and warm are two opposite medicinal properties; Cold and cold, heat and temperature have degrees, that is to say, the medicinal properties are the same, but there are degrees, temperature is second to heat, and cool is second to cold.
2. Five flavors: sour, bitter, sweet, spicy and salty.
The so-called five flavors refer to the five flavors of food or medicine, such as pungent, sweet, sour, bitter and salty. In fact, there are five flavors, such as light and astringent. Generally, light taste is classified as sweet, while astringent taste is classified as salty. Different flavors have different effects and functions: pungent flavor can disperse, promote qi circulation and dredge veins.
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Four kinds of food related to qi:
In general, cold food has the functions of clearing away heat and purging fire, cooling blood and detoxifying, nourishing yin and promoting fluid production, and promoting defecation. Common ones are: chrysanthemum, tea, pear, persimmon, watermelon, strawberry, water chestnut, radish, laver, water bamboo, wax gourd, towel gourd, lettuce, celery, bitter gourd, cucumber, duck, rabbit, crab, snakehead, coix seed and so on.
Warm food has the effects of warming middle warmer, dispelling cold, supporting yang, benefiting qi, dredging collaterals and promoting blood circulation. Common ones are: ginger, onion, garlic, pepper, chili, leek, glutinous rice, oat, white bean (also called eyebrow bean), sweet potato, pumpkin, rape, hawthorn, jujube, bayberry, chicken, mutton, eel, hairtail and so on.
There are also some foods that are not obvious in cold and heat, which are relatively peaceful in nature and have the effects of calming qi and blood, strengthening spleen and stomach. Common ones are: indica rice, japonica rice, corn, sesame, soybean, soybean oil, cabbage, pork, beef, carp, crucian carp and so on.
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